UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday. October 21, 1996
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E.X.C.E.L. honorees selected
Two undergrads receive awards at football game
By Spencer Duncan
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas doesn't choose a homecoming king and queen, but it picked the equivalent on Saturday.
Ron Chen, Topeka junior, and Amy Turnbull, Lawrence senior, received the Award for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (E.X.C.E.L.) during homecoming ceremonies before the Colorado-Kansas football game. The award is presented by Student Union Activities and the Board of Class Officers.
"Amy is totally deserving," Chen said. "She is very vocal in the community, and she is very active on campus."
Chen spoke highly of Turnbull.
The E.X.C.E.L Award began in 1991 and recognizes a male and female student for outstanding achievements. It substitutes for a homecoming king and queen.
Chen and Turnbull were chosen on the basis of leadership skills, involvement in the community, academic scholarship and the ability to work with students and organizations.
Recipients must be full-time undergraduate students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Chen and Turnbull were chosen by a 10-person committee of faculty members, administrators and students. There were 20 applicants and 10 finalists.
Emily Heath, Lawrence junior, was on the committee. She said Chen
"He is a wonderful student and person, and that is one of the reasons that he received the award," Heath said.
and Turnbull stood out.
The 30-minute interview was intensive,Chen said.
Turnbull and Chen applied for the award and were interviewed by the committee.
"They asked me to tell about myself, why I applied, and what I did." Chen said.
Both received $500 with the award, which is paid for by SUA and the Board of Class officers
Edmée Rodriguez / KANSAN
Other finalists were: Ayshea Charity, Lawrence senior; Kevin Lafferty, Valley Center senior; Jessica McNickle, Ashland senior; Aroop Pal, Lawrence senior; Heather Stoehr, Papillon, Neb., senior; Jeffrey Stowell, Augusta senior; Margaret Strayer, Glen Ellyn, Ill., senior; and Ashleigh de la Torre, Topeka senior.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway (center) presented the E.X.C.E.L. Award, which comes with $500, to Ron Chen, Topeka junior, and Amy Tumblurb, Lawrence senior.
School of Education to get new home
By Stephanie Fite
Kansan staff writer
As the School of Education looks to the past to celebrate 40 years in Bailey Hall, it looks to a future in J.R. Pearson Hall.
The school plans to move to J.R. Pearson Hall, which is a former residence hall next to Carruth O'Leary Hall, in 1999.
The move was a part of the Board of Regents' crumbling classrooms proposal. The Board decided the new location of the school and allocated money for the renovation.
"The existing building wasn't adequate to provide housing for
the program," said Bud Stallworth, assistant director for design and construction of management.
The state Legislature approved $12 million to pay for the move.
The Board of Regents' proposal came in response to the growing number of students, lack of space at Bailey to accommodate students and lack of classroom equipment in the school, Stallworth said. The new building was chosen because it was empty.
"The campus is expanding. Although the distance is a bit further than what it was, I don't think it will affect the school," he said.
The $12 million appropriated to remodel J.R. Pearson Hall will not cover instructional technology, said Karen Gallagher, dean of education. It will pay for heating, cooling, paint and asbestos removal.
Faculty members will choose room sizes and classroom equipment. The $12 million does not include interior redesigning, and the school is searching for corporate sponsors to pay for computers and classroom equipment.
The School of Education was founded in 1909, but it didn't get a permanent home until it moved into Bailey Hall in 1956. Before that, classes were scattered
That's how it is still, Gallagher said.
around campus.
"We have damn little," Gallagher said. "We use three classrooms that were modeled in 1956, and everything in the classroom reflects that."
About 2,300 students are in the school, and the move to J.R. Pearson will put a stop to the transient nature of classes taught on campus.
Gallagher said the 1954 process of finding a new permanent home was renewed this year.
particularly technological advances, have created needs for more space and more modern facilities as the school enters the 21st century. Gallagher said.
Increases in numbers of students and new demands on the school's instructional mission.
This year is in the school's 40th anniversarvin in Bailev Hall.
"In the year 2040, KU's School of Education is likely to celebrate another 40th anniversary. We hope our planning for J.R. Pearson Hall has been such that it will be appropriate for our needs," Gallagher said. "We are beginning to plan the process to turn what we want, or the thought of what the education school should be like, into reality."
Homecoming brings money to businesses
By Liz Musser
Kensan staff writer
As parents and alumni piled into Lawrence this weekend, the eyes of Lawrence merchants filled with dollar signs.
"Saturday was the best day we've ever had," said Steve Gaudreau, owner of Quinton's, 615 Massachusetts St. "It was packed from right after the game all the way until close. Never did we not have a wait."
A weekend scheduled to the brim with Homecoming Day, Parents' Weekend and Late Night with Roy Williams paid off for the Lawrence business owners that worked non-stop through the hectic weekend. Some businesses had their busiest weekend in history.
Many Lawrence visitors showed their school spirit by spending money on KU paraphernalia. Will Walbum, manager of Jock's Nitch, 840 Massachusetts St., said his store was filled during the weekend with people buying sweatshirts and hats.
"Friday and Saturday were unbelievable," he said. "We did about four times what would do normally."
Both students and grocery stores reaped the benefits of visiting parents this weekend.
"There were a lot of kids coming in and buying huge orders of groceries with their parents," said Bridgette Keller, assistant food store manager of Hv-Vee. 3540 Clinton Parkway.
Local hotels also did well this weekend. Dave Wheaton, assistant general manager for the Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth St., said the hotel had been booked for homecoming weekend since early March.
Jon Maas, assistant manager of the Westminster Inn, 2525 W. Sixth St., said his hotel had been full, which was typical for any football weekend. However, he also said he wished the festivities had not been clumped into one weekend.
"With Late Night, homecoming, Parents' Weekend all at once, there is no way we can accommodate everyone, and people stay in Topeka or Kansas City," he said. "It's a loss of revenue for the city. Money that would have been spent here goes elsewhere."
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